THE SOUTH WEST OF ENGLAND BUS IMAGE GALLERY
First Western National | Blue liveried minibuses

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Western National Laira Bridge bus depot
From the sublime to the ridiculous. At Laira Bridge depot in October 97, in the foreground a 12 seat Transit and in the background a 69 seat coach seated Northern Counties bodied Olympians.
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Western National Laira Bridge bus depot
A nice mixture of Optare StarRider, Mercedes minibuses, Bristol VR and Ford Transits, with and without flags at Laira Bridge in October 97.
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Western National Laira Bridge bus depot
... and this is what a bus garage looks like! Western National's Laira Bridge, Plymouth depot in October 1997, now closed and replaced by new premises.
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Western National Mercedes 811D Optare StarRider 328
The Optare StarRider was an unusual vehicle - a heavily disguised version of the standard Mercedes 811D minibus chassis. This First Western National example, 328 (E808MOU), was still giving good service in October 1999 in Plymouth, though it had been new to Badgerline as their 3808.
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Western National Mercedes 709D Plaxton Beaver 6347
Mercedes 6347 (K347DRL) was a recently renumbered Plaxton Beaver bodied 709D, still sporting the red, white and blue flags livery in October 1999 on Plymouth's Royal Parade.
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